In Washington, the EPA could double the number of expected fraudulent biofuel RINs from the current estimated value of $49 million. Four Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have sent a letter to the EPA criticizing its poor handling of the fraudulent RIN situation, claiming that they have “credible sources” regarding the doubling […]
In New Zealand, the Labour Party is pushing for the government to reinstate the biofuel obligation that the party had introduced in 2008 when it was in power that the National party later replaced with a biofuel subsidy—a policy that has allegedly failed—when it came into power. Without a subsidy or an obligation, the Labour […]
In Lithuania, the parliament has voted unanimously to develop a commodity market for trading biofuel in order to help promote biofuel use for heating, lower prices for consumers, create jobs and increase transparency in the market.
In Washington, the Biotechnology Industry Organization expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s denial of a January 2012 petition by petroleum industry representatives to retroactively waive the 2011 cellulosic biofuel Renewable Volume Obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section issued the following statement: “U.S. […]
In Ghana, India will be investing to reactivate the Komenda Sugar factory, which collapsed in 1983. The move comes after nearly three years of negotiation between the countries as Ghana hopes to revamp its sugarcane industry to enter into the renewable energy market. The investment will come from the Minister of Trade and Industry in […]
In Washington, the Senate Armed Services Committee adopted language that would prohibit the use of DOD funds for the production or sole purchase of an alternative fuel if the cost exceeds the cost of traditional fossil fuels used for the same purpose, except for testing purposes, an prohibit the DOD from entering into contracts to […]
In Illinois, United Airlines, Boeing, Honeywell’s UOP, the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Clean Energy Trust announced the formation of the Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI), designed to advance aviation biofuel development in a 12-state region holding significant promise for biomass feedstock, technology development, job creation and sustainable commercialization.
In Washington, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jon Greenert, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), and Lieutenant General John Castellaw (USMC, ret.) joined the chorus of voices calling on the US Senate to support the Department of Defense’s energy innovation programs. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, writing Senator Mark Udall […]
In Washington, President Obama announced that the G8 leaders have joined the new Climate and Clean Air Coalition for Reducing Short Lived Climate Pollutants. Short-lived climate pollutants include black carbon soot, methane, and hydrofluorocarbons, which are factory-made gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning and the fastest growing climate pollutant in the U.S. They also […]
In Washington, Gary Haer, chairman of the National Biodiesel Board, testified at a House Agriculture hearing in favor of biofuels’ benefits for rural economies. The testimony, which urged the committee to include key programs like the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program and the Bioenergy Program for Advance Biofuels in the 2012 Farm Bill, estimated that biofuels […]
